Peak Charles National Park
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Peak Charles National Park is a national park
in Western Australia
(Australia
), 507 kilometres (315 mi) east of Perth
and 100 km (62.1 mi) north west of Esperance
.
The park is named for one of the main features, Peak Charles, which is an ancient granite peak with an elevation of 651 m (2,135.8 ft)
that dominates the park along with its neighbour Peak Eleanora. Both afford excellent view over the park which is primarily composed of dry sand plain heath
s and salt lake
systems.
No entry fee applies to enter the park but there are few facilities available to tourists. A car park, campground and toilets are available.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
), 507 kilometres (315 mi) east of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and 100 km (62.1 mi) north west of Esperance
Esperance, Western Australia
Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...
.
The park is named for one of the main features, Peak Charles, which is an ancient granite peak with an elevation of 651 m (2,135.8 ft)
that dominates the park along with its neighbour Peak Eleanora. Both afford excellent view over the park which is primarily composed of dry sand plain heath
Heath
-Habitats:* Heath or heathland, low-growing woody vegetation, mostly consisting of heathers and related species* Heaths in the British National Vegetation Classification system...
s and salt lake
Salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water which has a concentration of salts and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes . In some cases, salt lakes have a higher concentration of salt than sea water, but such lakes would also be termed hypersaline lakes...
systems.
No entry fee applies to enter the park but there are few facilities available to tourists. A car park, campground and toilets are available.